{"id":80754,"date":"2023-05-22T16:09:54","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T14:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=80754"},"modified":"2023-05-22T16:09:54","modified_gmt":"2023-05-22T14:09:54","slug":"separation-notice-ensures-better-waste-separation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/trennhinweis-sorgt-fuer-bessere-abfalltrennung\/","title":{"rendered":"Separation labelling on packaging ensures better waste separation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sales packaging labelled with the Trennhinweis e.V. separation instructions is demonstrably disposed of correctly more often than packaging without the symbol. This is the result of a recent online survey by YouGov Deutschland GmbH.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Another result: the majority of respondents would like to see Standardised separation instructions across manufacturers<\/strong> for correct waste separation, which the association offers to distributors of packaging free of charge. The easy-to-understand symbols show consumers at a glance how to dispose of packaging correctly. The aim is to promote correct waste separation in order to keep as many recyclable materials as possible in the cycle.<\/p>

Packaging for food, cosmetics, cleaning agents and detergents, for example, comes in a wide variety of shapes and materials. It is not always clear how to dispose of the packaging correctly after use. A problem, because dhrough the incorrect disposal of this packaging, many recyclable materials are lost to the cycle<\/strong>. The current online survey of YouGov Germany<\/a> on behalf of Trennhinweis e.V. makes it clear: If packaging is labelled with the Trennhinweis e.V. separation label, the separation behaviour of consumers already improves after the first observation.<\/p>

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In order to determine the effects of the separation instructions on the separation behaviour, the respondents were three different types of packaging or packaging components, each with (experimental group) and without (control group) a separation notice, are shown as examples<\/strong> and asked how they would dispose of them. Crown corks, an earthenware bottle for drinks and an empty lipstick were deliberately chosen as packaging that consumers tend to find difficult to separate correctly.<\/p>

The result for all three types of packaging shows that more respondents dispose of this packaging correctly if it is labelled with the separation notice. Only five per cent of respondents would an empty earthenware bottle without a separation mark in the yellow bin or yellow bag<\/strong> throw. However, if the earthenware bottle is labelled with the symbol for correct waste separation, the value improves by 40 percentage points to 45 percent. The result is confirmed by the other packaging examples: Lipstick packaging (up 24 percentage points) and crown corks (up ten percentage points) are also disposed of correctly more often when labelled for separation.<\/p>